Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT17 9RD
How much crime is recorded in CT17 9RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dover West
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
CT17 9RDDover
How safe is CT17 9RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT17 9RD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT17 9RDNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.84.6
Other crime3.91.5
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.